Word: inter
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...this are the relationships between Mexicans and Puerto Ricans—the latter are a greater political force, despite their inferior numbers—and West Side and South Side black politicians—the former are jealous of the latter’s influence. These intra-racial, inter-neighborhood power struggles stand in contrast to the inter-racial, intra-neighborhood clashes detailed in “There Goes the Neighborhood...
...courts. In 2001 a Sandinista judge who had been a high-ranking official in Ortega's first government dismissed charges by Ortega's stepdaughter Zoilamérica Narváez that Ortega had sexually abused her when she was a girl in the 1980s. Ortega denied the charges, but the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said the case had merit. (Ortega's wife and Narváez's mother, poet Rosario Murillo, stands by Ortega...
...Ortega was ousted from power in 1990, the U.S. did little to help war-ravaged Nicaragua get back on its feet. "We got rid of the Sandinistas and said everything else would take care of itself," says Michael Shifter, vice president for policy at the Washington-based think tank Inter-American Dialogue. "That created a lot of discontent" that aided Ortega's eventual comeback. The new Ortega may still prove to be the old caudillo, but his victory is a reminder of the price the U.S. so often pays for prematurely declaring its missions accomplished...
...home regatta win on the Charles.Though no wins came of the weekend, a strong performance was a good sign for a Harvard team that wishes to retain its newly acquired No. 1 ranking as the fall finish line nears.ICSA VANGUARD SINGLEHANDED CHAMPIONSHIPRoger Williams played host to the three-day Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association’s Foster Trophy, the national championship for the singlehanded competitors. Light conditions on Sunday condensed the event down to two days, with each participant racing a total of 12 times. The Crimson qualified both senior captain Clay Johnson and junior Kyle Kovacs for the event...
...parade from harm. "Not only should these homosexuals be banned from holding their parade," says one Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim Hassan, who preaches at a mosque near Damascus Gate, "but they should be punished and sent to an isolated place." Hatred, it seems, can be a bridge to inter-faith harmony...